Hinton St. Mary is a small village and civil parish in north Dorset, set on the edge of the rolling Blackmore Vale and close to the meandering River Stour. The settlement is rural and agricultural in character, surrounded by pasture and dairy farms, and sits a few miles from the market town of Sturminster Newton, giving it a quietly pastoral feel while remaining accessible to nearby services.
Its claim to wider interest is archaeological: a Roman villa was excavated here in the 1960s and produced a 4th‑century mosaic fragment famed for an early depiction of Christ, parts of which are held by the British Museum and the Dorset County Museum. The village itself retains a small historic church with medieval features and a close‑knit community, drawing occasional visitors and researchers intrigued by its layered rural and Roman past.
Postcode districts covering Hinton St. Mary
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 24 miles38.7 km
- Poole 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Weymouth 23 miles37 km
- Yeovil 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Salisbury 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Frome 17.9 miles28.7 km
- Ferndown 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Ferndown Town 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Warminster 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Westbury 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Dorchester 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Ringwood 23.9 miles38.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Sturminster Newton Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Manston Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Marnhull Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Hammoon Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stalbridge & Marnhull Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- West Orchard Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Todber Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- East Orchard Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Margaret Marsh Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Stalbridge Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Fifehead Magdalen Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Okeford Fitzpaine Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Hinton St. Mary
DT10 1NE, DT10 1NB, DT10 1LZ, DT10 1NF, DT10 1NG, DT10 1LT, DT10 1NA, DT10 1ND, DT10 1LY
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 23.1 miles37.3 km
- Bristol Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Templecombe Railway Station 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Gillingham 6.5 miles10.5 km
Hotels near Hinton St. Mary Ad
- Plumber Manor 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Talbot 2 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Grosvenor Arms 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Grange at Oborne 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Hillbrook Hotel & Spa - Sherborne 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The Cross Keys Sherborne 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Crown Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Newell Bistro and Rooms 3 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Best Western Shaftesbury the Royal Chase Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Dolphin Hotel 9 miles14.6 km
Local points of interest
- Wincanton Racecourse Recreation 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Wardour Castle Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Stourhead Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Fonthill Abbey Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Crichel House Estate 13.7 miles22 km
- Western Downs Hill 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Huish Park Stadium 16 miles25.7 km
- Poundbury Camp Historic site 16.8 miles27 km
- Longleat Country house 16.9 miles27.2 km